Dr. Faisci says it could "overcome the goal" of your reminder
The senior health official says to keep this in mind when you get your third shot.
Covid-19 vaccines currently approved have reduced new cases, thanks tohow much they are very effective. However, as more data have entered, managers have said that theThe general public will need boosters To prevent the protected persons from the virus when the force of the original blows starts in Wane. But according toAnthony Fauci, MD, head of the White House Covid, there is still one thing to keep in mind when you get your third dose to make sure you see its protective advantages.
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During an interview with MSNBCAndrea Mitchell On August 19, Fauci was questioned about the decision of some to go out and seek a vaccine reminder before theRecommended window at eight months between the second and third shots. He explained that the extra dose is too early "could overcome the goal" of the reminder, adding that the scientific data are what led the health officials to recommend the gap of the gunshots.
"I would not say [it's] dangerous, but one of the things we have learned from an immunological point of view is that if you get a first and an increase of three to four weeks later, you get the 'maximum effect of a late boost If you give the immune system a chance of mature over a period of several months, "said Fauci. However, he also pointed out that theWaiting period of eight months It was only a recommendation and that ultimately the moment chosen to search for a reminder was a personal decision that the public was to be done for themselves.
Fauci also took the time to defend the effectiveness of fire, claiming that the need for a third shot was not a sign of being unable to protect the population of Covid-19. "People should not look at that and say," Does that mean that the vaccine does not work? "No, vaccines work," he said. "The booster we are talking about is to know that this protection, which is very high, lasts a long period at a high level. Vaccines work and because of this, we need to get the unvaccinated people vaccinated. "
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The senior health official defended the use of boosters by citing new data from Israel, whereThird doses of Pfizer have been available to anyone over 60 years since the end of July. In the great study, a team of Maccabi health service researchers compared the results of149,144 persons aged 60 or older Who received an additional dose at least one week before the results of 675,630 of the same age group who had received only the two doses of origin on January and February. The results found that thePfizer Booster was 86% effective with protection against infection and 92% effective against severe infection.
"It's very clear right now that when you give someone a booster ... This increases the level of antibody level that is associated with protection at a very high level," said Fauci. He added that this research was proven that the decision to make holders of third parties at the disposal of the general public "was the right appeal".
Nevertheless, Fauci assured that the recent decision to approve third doses forthose with compromised immune systems was completely separated from the movement to open them to the general public. "These people, you are not concerned about sustainability, these people never really, as a group, had a very good answer at first. And that's why for them was almost a situation Emerging to make sure they get a boost because they have never arrived at the level we wanted. It was not as if the level was mitigating, "he explained.
But Fauci also stated that it was not necessary to wait eight months for a booster in the case of those with weakened immune systems. "We have to move them away right away," he said. "[We should] make sure we do not confuse the immune compromise we were talking about a week or two with what we were talking about now, which was the sustainability of protection over time."
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